In the vast ocean of early Islamic biographical literature, few texts are as foundational to Twelver Shi’a hadith criticism as Rijal al-Kashi (formally known as Ikhtiyar Ma‘rifat al-Rijal ). For centuries, this 10th-century CE work has served as the bedrock for assessing the reliability of narrators who transmitted the traditions of the Ahl al-Bayt.

Download the public-domain Arabic scan of Ikhtiyar Ma‘rifat al-Rijal from the DLI (Digital Library of the Islamic Republic of Iran). Open to page 214 (Volume 1, Report 176). Read the text. Trace the rijal . And join the centuries-old debate on whether an Imam’s praise can ever be overruled by a later critic’s instinct. This article is for academic and research purposes. All translations of Report 176 are the author’s own, based on the Mashhad print (1419 AH / 1998 CE). For citation, refer to: Al-Tusi, Ikhtiyar Ma‘rifat al-Rijal, hadith #176, ed. Mustafawi, Mashhad University Press.

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